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com·pute
(kəm-pyo͞ot′)v. com·put·ed, com·put·ing, com·putes
v.tr.
1. To determine by mathematics, especially by numerical methods: computed the tax due. See Synonyms at calculate.
2. To determine by the use of a computer.
v.intr.
1. To determine an amount or number.
2. To use a computer.
3. To be reasonable, plausible, or consistent; make sense: Your alibi doesn't compute.
n.
Computation: amounts beyond compute.
[French computer, from Old French, from Latin computāre : com-, com- + putāre, to reckon; see pau- in Indo-European roots. N., Late Latin computus, from Latin computāre, to compute.]
com·put′a·bil′i·ty n.
com·put′a·ble adj.
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Adj. 1. computable - may be computed or estimated; "a calculable risk"; "computable odds"; "estimable assets"
calculable - capable of being calculated or estimated; "a calculable risk"; "calculable odds"
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